come see my lair with its hundreds of skulls

Hmm, there is a slim chance a hurdy-gurdy was present at the original performance because the score says "Vor ihm [Tabarco] her eine Leyer und Sackpfeife" [A Leyer and bagpipe in front of him [Tabarco]] when he enters dressed up as Folly. Leyer (Leier) means lyra but a hurdy-gurdy is a Drehleier in German, so hmm....

(knows nothing about a subject) I Should Start An Ambitious Project

imagine trying to impress a girl but it’s 1640 so you have to sing her a madrigal with viol accompaniment but there are so many ribbons on your doublet that they get tangled in your viol strings and you get so flustered your cap falls off. whole time your patron is watching from across the courtyard and you just know he's cutting your salary...

imagine trying to impress a girl but it’s 1640 so you have to sing her a madrigal with viol accompaniment but there are so many ribbons on your doublet that they get tangled in your viol strings and you get so flustered your cap falls off. whole time your patron is watching from across the courtyard and you just know he's cutting your salary...